Brooklyn Traffic Calming Mural Unveiled

Groundswell Community Mural Project and Transportation Alternatives unveiled a mural yesterday evening at Third Avenue and Butler Street in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Conceived by local youth and facilitated by artists Christopher Cardinale and Nicole Schulman, the ghostly, three-story tall painting pays tribute to three young boys; Victor Flores, Juan Estrada, James Rice, and the 28 pedestrians killed by cars on Third and Fourth Avenues between 1995 and 2007.

It was a pretty powerful and emotional event. We’ve got more photos and coverage on the way.

Went to check this out this afternoon. Very awesome, but there was a glass truck (truck of a glass company, not a truck made out of glass) who parked in the bike lane right in front of me just as I rolled up!

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nice work

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